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BY THE CARD,
An Alleged Official Expression on tho Balti.
moro tS Ohio Deal,

An Alleged Official Expression on tho Balti.
more - Ohio Deal.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March 16.-The
Ledger tomorrow will say: I'm reference
to the matter Of sale Of the majority OF
the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad, which
carries with it the control Of the company,
we are informed by an authority that ia
direct from President Robert Gar
rett. that in tho proposed sale the
interests Of the city Of Baltimore
and the maintenance OF the trade
Of that city are to be fully cared for by
placing the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at
the head Of new railway combination
which will enlarge and improve the south
ern and western trade connections Of that
city, and also to that extent in improving
tho commercial relations Of PHILADELPHIA
we are further informed that whilst the
original arrangement by which Mr.. Alfred
Sully might have had control OF the new
continuation was not carried out, Mr.. Gar.
rett has at present another arrangement
satisfactory TO himself with syndicate Of
railroad managers and bankers who have
already fixed upon the price to be paid for
the stock and the terms OF payment, but
the details arc to be arranged which will
fully protect the shareholders OF the rail.
way and the material interests OF the city
OF Baltimore, and also secure an outlet by
an independent and untrameled line
through to New York. In the new ar.
rangement the Baltimore 1 Ohio Rail.
road 30 far from having its identity suuk
will be at the head Of the combination
with Mr. Garrett as the executive chief Of
the organization. 30 ID
It is also assured that the Baltimore L
Ohio telegraph lines are not to be permit
ted to pass under the control OF the West
ern Union Telegraph Company or under
the control Of MI. Jay Gould in any other
form, and under no circumstances will
this be permitted. At the same time the
independent telegraph system which
will be maintained will have &C.
ceesions by arrangements with other
independent lines that will extend
the territory covered and the efficiency Of
the service. The adjustment Of all these
details will probably take considerable
time, and will not be permitted to be con.
summated in hurry, so that everything
may be placed upon basis satisfactory to
the ehareholders Of the company and to
public interests" 1.le0
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ST. LOUIS, March l5.-Advices from
Christian county states that excitement Is
running very high there ever the recent
tragedy near. Sparta, in which Charles
G'een and William Eden were calledupon
at night aud shot down in cold blood by
alleged Bald knobbers, an organization
Similar 10 the ku klux. 5E ~
Every effort is being made to ferret oui
me perpetrators Of the brutal and bloody
outrage, and thirteen persons have already
been arrested, and nine more are expect
ea to be captured before night. These
people all live in tho immediate vicinity
ana are said to have been eugaged In Other
iiasT!esa acts. Their preliminary e1amina'
non will be held in day OK two. They
a!prdl1st their innocence. 90 s73 =
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AfiicfdA On N sfsrliIt

RED BANH, N. j., March l6.-An un-
known man about 45 yearg old shot and
killed himself on the 6 o'clock train from
Long Branchlaat night just before it reach.
cd cd this place. The body was left here.
There is nothing on it to indicate name or
The suicide wore a fur cap, small check
clothing and low shoes. He had no
money but carried silver watch and a
red wood tobacco box. He also had q vial
oi medicine which had been put up by
Druggist Martin, Of Long Branch, on a
prescription for brain trouble. The medi-
cine was given by Martin to colored man
who brought the prescription and he does
not know who it was for,
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A GREAT OVERFLOW.

Disastrous Floods In the Northumberland
u Alarm Along the Missouri.
BISMARCK, DAK., March lG.-The North
etn Pacific train from the West, which
was delayed seventy hours by flood,
reached here last night. h
The reports indicate that the Missouri
must break within week, and there is
great alarm among the people living along
the banks. The Yellowstone, Little Mis-.
souri, and Prior rivers are free Of ice and
flooding thoir banks. 46 60"
Over thirty bridges on the Northern
Pacific, between this point and Billings.
have been swept away and much damage
has been occasioned by the hooda. Pas
aengers report that Miles City has been
twice inundated within the last week, and
a report reaches here that the town ia
again under water. Water flowed in sill
tbs streets, and in one street in the rear of
the town it was over ten feet deep, COM
pelling business men to remain from their
homes all night. @ : :
At Medora the water in the Little Mis-.
souri, has surrounded the extensive slauqh-
ter.honses aud refriSerators OF the Mar.
quis DC Mares, aud Mandan, five miles
west Of here, is preparing for the worst.
Ths Little Heart river, just south Of Man.
dan, is now open about twenty miles
above its confluence with the Missouri,
and when the ice in the latter streams
breaks here, Mandsn will be Inundated. as
the town is built on low ground,
Tho dynamite shipped to this point BY
the Northern Pacific will be used in blow
ing out abou. the piers of the massive
iron bridge, and every precaution is being
taken to prevent disaster. There can be-
no protection for .the settlers along the
banks for many miles south. Never in
the history Of the country has there been
80 much snow. Itis now pouring into tho
Missouri in immense torrents, and every
creek is swellsl to the dignity OF river.
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WASHINGTON, March 1e.--Acting secre-
tary Fairchild has informed correspond.
ent that there Is no law which allows the
free entry oi merchandise other than ma
ahinery imported from Canada for the
purpesa Of being manufactured or repair
ed, and then returned to Canada. He
also says that u Eontrary practice has
heretofore existed at Port Huron, Mich,
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PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY.
a Kunior Tint Cleveland Wanted Mnnnin;
Out Before lilo Neut.


WASHINGTON, March lG.- Just now
there ara lively times among the Demo-
crato over two Cabine: positions. Some,
who ehould know the inside OF things,
nor insist that Secretary Manning did
not retire voluntarily, and that he has re.
MANNED much longer than the President
wanted him to. Now that he is fiaa!ly
out some OF them Bgy they are at liberty
to tell what they have long known. One
Of them ia the correspondent Of the
Coar!er:Jouynai, aho .elasrapbs- his paper
as followa:
The facts arc that for some time pact
there has not been the bsst feeling, or
rather an en- rapport feeling, between the
President and MIR. Manning. The P.es!-
dent really desired Mr.. Blaming to resign
after his stroke Of paralysis las. eprirn,
but the latter was mt inclined TO do 60.
During the time cf Mr.. Manning'a illness
the President was uneasy about how
things were going in tho Treasury, and
was constantly expecting things to 10
wrong there. In December he held ssv-
eral conferences with Mr.. Manning, and
and 1t ia said at one Of theae interviews nd
Vised him as friend to no longer attempt
in his present state OF health to shoulder
such heavy responsibilities. Mr.. Man
ming, however, did not indicate what he
pro posed to do. Z
"rhings were brought to crisis, how
ever, early in January. The House, on
December II. had passed a resolution
making inquiry OF the Interpretation
given by the Treasury Department to the
tariff law Of 1858 in regard to the tux on
fab caught in the iskes or the Canadian
tributaries. II is strongly presumed that
this resolution Of inquiry was placed in
the hands Of Mr.. Mantou Marble to look
up the facts and make answer. This he
did in letter to Congress dated January
10, and aigned Daniel Manning, Secretary
OF the Treasury. @'
"Mr. Marble is an able and aggressive
writer, and he embraced the opportunity
afforded him aud went out Of his way to
apply some sound principle and vigorous
language. The letter was voted on all
sides an able presentation OF the subject,
but out Of place coming IS it did from the
Treasury Department. It created a GEN.
cation in Congress, startled the President
in the White House aud paralyzed the
entire State Department. They do say
that Secretary Bsyard tainted dead away
when he read it, and immediately upon
gaining consciousness rushed fraut;cally
over to the White House. -
"What occurred between the President
and his Secretary OF State has never been
made public. That the President was
displeased with the Marble letter, how.
ever, was no secret at the time. He had
an interviewwith Mr.. Manning, and at that
interview It was definitely arranged that
Mr.. Manning should resign" @
The foregoing are tho facts in the case.
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lsuppenibeerl tho Poor.

WASHINGTON, March l6.-The State De.
partment has received certified copy Of
tho last will and testament OF Jose Sevills,
who recently died at Lima, Peru, he.
aueashing $500. 900 to be paid to the city
OF New York for the establishment and
perpetual maintenance OF a'schoo! for poor
female children between the ages Of fiye
aud fifteen years. 1III| - -
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Tho World Cnn Spnre Thnu,

TouLoN, March l6.-To.day Alaubert,
conductor OF the orchestra OF the Grand
Theatre quarrelled with his mistress an
actress named Lery and shot her dead lust
az she WAS buying q ticket at a railway
station preparatory to leaving the city.
The murderer then threw himself beneath
passing passenger train and was crushed
to death u-H-' -" =
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Murdered by n Burglar,

NEw York, March l0.-The residence
Of MIR. Lyman Weeks, Dskalb avenue,
Brooklyn, was entered by burglar al
about midnight. He broke aside light by
the basement door and then gained an al
easy entrance. F3T - :"
Mr.. Weeks heard the noise and jumping
ing out Of bed, rushed down staira. AZ
he reached the lower ball the burglar
pulled his pistol and fred. The bullet
lodged IN Mr.. Weeks breast and caused
instant death. 5ls - -. = e - '''>''
The murderer then made his escaps
without being seen by any OF the inmates
ot the house, nor is there any clue to hif
identity. Captain Dunn and the entire
force Of bis precinct are hard at work try.
ing to run down the criminal,
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THERE is little room to doubt that Mr..
Manning was equeezsd out OF the Cabinet.
The President couldn't stand the strong
individuality Of the man who had boon
more to him than any other politician.
We may imagine thst Mr.. Manning will
find time from his bank labors to make
.hesubsequent proceedings interesting to
Mr. Cleveland. A stronger man than the
President would have fastened Mr.. Man
ming to him with hooks Of steel.
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TO Vote on SeceHnion.

HALIFAX, MS, March l6.-It is now
reported that the Nova Scotia Government
will, at an early day, submit to popular
vote the question OF secession from the
Dominion. The question Of local govern
ment was elected purely on the secession
issue, and it feels that it must carry on
the agitation unless 1t receives Instructions
to the contrary from the electorate. "
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CLEVELAND, O., March l6.--A special
from Marietta, Ohio, says: The engine
and tender Of the cas-. bound morning
train on the Marietta, Columbus & North.
ern railroad, went through the Vincent
trestle, twelve miles from Marietta, Lyle
Vincent and Albert Booth, engineer and
6remen, were killed, and John Mccoy
and William stewart, conductor and brake.
man, we're badly scaided. Michael Bsrly,
a passenger, had his left leg mashed. The
engine had been shifting and was back.
ing to hitch to train when it became de.
rallied and ran off the trestle knocking il
down, ~ =. MI - :.
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IT ough. to be possible to know every
DAY whether agreat railroad bridge issafe.
Cer.sinly the Boston bridge was near
enough at hand to have frequent and close
inspection, and that would be cheaper
THAI tho terrible cost OF neglect. Z
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Suspicious Visitors Mt the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, D. O., March l6.-A num-
ber OF suspicious looking men have lately
been making frequent visits to the money
vaults OF the Treasury during the hours
allowed for public inspection. Such Of
them as called to-day were notified that
they must not come again and the officers
in charge OF the vaults have been instruct
Cd to keep sbarp lookout on visitors in
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NEWS IN BRIEF,

The Spiea-Van Zandt marriage csrtiE.
cate has been declared invalid.
Twenty-three firms at Oxford, N. c.,
were burned out; loss 100000. 'rfFr-E'
Whites lubricating oil works at Ciucin-
natl, we're burned with loss Of SCI, 900.
At the Oakland, California, city cleo
tion, the Republicans elected their full
ticket. u Ha. .l50rlF nv
Hugh Dennison and wife, of Brace
Bridge, Ont, were burned to death in their
dwelling. ~ ~
Jas. Driacoll & Sons. carriage manufac.
turers at Springfield, O., have failed. Liza
bilities, Sos. GOO. -
Thomas Hartman killed Ira Alex sudsr
with a shotgun near Dover, Ind. The
two auarrelled over a little money matter.
Isaac II. Vincent, Alabama's default
ing Treasurer, waa captured at Ell Paso,
Texas. He skipped with over 100000
in 1885. CO..
James Morriuon, book.keeper at the
Nashville penitentiary, shielded by shoot
ing himself. He had been great sufferer
from neuralgia. 81,
The Governor OF Tennessee has signed
the bill providing for the submission OF a
prohibitory constitutional amendment to
a vote Of the people. 4
Mrs. Samuel Hoitt and Mrs, Susan Dow,
OF Lee, N. H., were thrown from their
sleigh. Mrs. Hoitt sustained fatal injur.
les, and Mrs. Dow had an arm broken.
Colonel James Collins was shot through
the window Of bis residence, in Dodqe
County, Ga, and killed. A woman with
whom he was living was arrested for the
murder. 9l'7SE 55E
Judge Lafayette Kirk, OF Washington
County, Tex, and others who testified in
the recent investigation of political ont.
RACES there, have been indicted by the
United States grand jury for intimidating
voters. 4 f.. :
The half.consumed body Of Henry
Warnken, night watchman at Uroftou Sta.
ton, Pa, on tho Pittaburgh, Cincinnati 4
st. Louis railroad, was found on a pile oil
burning ties, where 1t is supposed he had
fallen. 1'',4 a.sl5r st@t3,s 3 7.s. M
The Republicans Of Rhode Island me,
in convention yesterday, nominated off,
GERS and adopted platform endorsing
Civil Service and the action OF the STATE
Senate in passing resolution submitting
TO the Electors proposed amendment t
the Stste Constitution, abolishinV tht
real estate qualification as a prere9uisit,
! for voting, aF1% is'2s
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OK Tuesday Of last week Mr.. Beeche,
died. On tho following Saturday he waa
laid assy. On Monday Of this week Mrs.
Beecher attended the Plymouth Church
sewing society and took part as usual.
There ia q good deal OF solid sense in the
Baarhsr family.
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Victims Of tho Bridge Disaster.

BosroN, Mass, March l6.-A number Of
victims Of the Forest Hill accident were
buried from Roslindale, Dedham and West
Roxbury to-day. There are many who
are seriously, II not fatally injured in
Roslindale, whose death at any moment
may be looked for, and the probability is
that the dead will number 80. Some OF
the injured are 80 badly shaken up in
formally that their recovery will be mat
ter OF months. lt-T
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WERE WELL PREPARED
TIE AssAsslNs OF THE czAn
Loaded Down with Agencies OF Destruction
to Him anu seff.destructton to Them.
solHes..Twenty Females Among tho
Arrested-Gloonayf View for Russia,

sr. PETERSBURG, March l8.-The Official
Messenger publishes the following: ION
Sunday last, at II o'clock In the morning.
three students Of the St. Petersburg Uni.
versity were arrested in the Newski Pros.
pect, having in their possession bombs.
The prisoners admitted that thoy be.
longed to secret Criminal Society. Tho
bombs found on them were charged with
dynamite. Each bomb was arranged to
throw eleven balls and all these balls were
filled with strychnine. m
"The Gear and Czsrina came back from
Gatschina to St. Petersburg yesterday
morning, attended the ball given by tho
Grand Duke Vladimir and returned 10
Gatachina in the evening"" -
LONDON, March 1G.-A dispatch from
st. Petersburg says two Of the six persons
arrested on the NewRki Prospect are Quite
young, two others appear to belong TO TIM
decent class. All ak carried poison and
1t Is presumed intended to commit suicide
on the event OF being arrested, but were
deprived Of tho chance by the suddenneaa
OF their capture. Twenty female studenta
Of the BestuscheT institute are among
those arrested in connection with The
plot. " Wv
BERLIN, March lG.-The Pot takes a
gloomy view OF the plot to sssassiuato tho
Czar and saya: "With great respect wo
say that Europe must prepare to sec
Russia adopt a policy OF despair, taking
shape either in iatalistic resignation or
frantic adventures. The latter ia tho
more probable. 1t will require a super.
human effort on the part Of the Gar to
oppose the tempest Of voices calling for
war as a remedy ior RuRsia's woes"
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Only Two IteAclletl.

B'sloS, March l6.-A dispatch from
ot!eaus, Massachusetts, states that tug
rescued two OF the men who were cling.
ing to tho top mast and bowsprlt Of the
schooner J., II. Eets ashore of Nausett
Yesterday. This rest Of the crew were
drowned, kITs !t,2H E1'a
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Something Democracy uncnpable or.

:. ? M . ~ '1a 1o9arhoy Cncnpnble OF.
HARRISBURG, IA, March l6.-The Re-
publican Enembesa Of tho Philadelphia
delegation In the House OF Representa-.
tlvee,, met tonight and decided, unani-
mouBly, to re.srranee The Congressional
apportionment for Philadelphia, 60 as to
Randall, ""' ~
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BosroN, March lG.-The former EN-.
ployes Of the South Boston Railroad met
last evening and formally declared the
strike of by vote Of 1875 to 20, with
many not voting. 80.
The report Of Che auditors showed that
but $ll 1876 30 had been received, while
ST., ,037 81 had been expended. Much dis
satisfaction was expressed over this, come
speakers charging dishonesty. The com
mlttee was ordered to make further in
vestigation. @
An address to the public was adopted,
acknowledging the defeat Of the strikers,
and asking that all boycotts be lifted,
Alter the vote to surrender had been car.
ried, the chairman laid down his cayel
With the remark that he had got the strike
declared of and could now return to
work. Cries Of traitor" "scab," ETC.,
were hurled at the chairman, the men be.
liering that he had sold out to the com
pany.
When quiet was restored another chair.
man was elected and votes OF thanks
passed to those who had assisted the men
during the strike.
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fhc "inteitig.ncor' In Knnsls City.
o'ht Editor Of he Iateligtnctr.
KANSAS CRY, March l6.-Yeaterday' Z
lSrELLiGEScER WAS delivered here at noon
today by the fast mail. ping
Z, NJ, CLENDENNING.
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Stabbed In n Snloon.

KANSAS Clrr, Mo, March le.-Ed.
Lsngston, railroad man from Topeka,
Kansas, was fatally stabbed late toni ght
in a quarrel with a man named Nc.
Pherson, in saloon at Ninth aud Della.
ware streets.
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section HRutly Striltc.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March le.-About $50
section hands employed on the Pittsburgh
Division. Of the Fort Wayne railroad,
struck to-day for an advance in wages.
me men were receiving 81 IS per day and
struck Tor 81 90 per day. II ia hardly
probable that they will be granted their
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IT Ia now admitted that Land Com.
missioner Sparks has written letters to
New York men in which he endeavors to
start tho Hi! and Sparks presidential
boom for 1888. Sparks doesn't SEQ the
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pnrtluneti by Dentll.

BALTIMORE, March l6.-The Presidspt's
pardon of. J. O. Doughesty, Who was
imprisoned here for en,bazzling money or
Gst ~ lniIds, came too late. Doughexty died
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LONDON, March lG.-Arrests continue at
St. Petersburg. Among those taken into
custody are forty.eieht Nihilists. The
police authorities OF St. Petersburg desire
the Gear to remain at Gatschina.
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Killed Mt u Crosslnr.

Sr. LOUIS, March l6.-Robert Furnace
and Jesse Jennings, two farmers, while
crossing the railroad track about a mile
from Nokornis, ILL.,, in wagon last even.
ing, we're struck by train and instantly
killed, '.' '."le''
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TILE COAL MINERS
Oftho Pittsburgh DIstrict-Railroad Miner,
Conference,

Ok tho flttsDurgh Dlstrlct-Railroal MIners
.,- Conference.
P1rTaBuRaH, Pa, March 16.-The rail.
road coal operators Of the Pittsburgh dis.
trict appointed committee this afternoon
to attend q conference Of operators at
Cleveland tomorrow. The conference
has been called to arrange prices and to
try and induce the boat and railroad com.
panies to reduce the transportation rates.
The committee appointed at Yesterdays
meeting to confer with the railroad Oil.
cials here regarding rates reported that
hereafter coal will not be included in the
general classification, but will be special
article Of freight. As result, rates will
be practically the same as the present,
open tariff rates. This change will pre-.
vent cutting, 80 that large and small shin
pera Will all pay alike. It was also stated
that the boats which transfer the coal from
cleveland to Chicago and other points on
the lakes have increased their rates.
Ihese changes, it is claimed, will increase
the cost OF transportation 80 much that
Plttaburgh and Hooking Valley coal will
be shut out from tho lake points near Chi
cage; 1t is probable that the price Of coal
will be advanced ten cents at the Cleva-
land meeting. Five Of this will 90 to min.
ing, two to labor and three to transporta.
tion.
at the convention Of railroad coal min
ers OF the Pittsburgh district to-day a reg.
olutlon was adopted calling upon all
miners who are now working below the
regular rate to demand the scale at once.
A committee Of four was appointed to
represent the miners on the Board Of Ar
bItratlon which will have power to settle
al a. disputes between the operators and
their employees. -
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Ii Atlanta they still believe in two
heavens, one for The white man aud an.
o.ber lor the black, Atlanta Is tho very
buh oi Mr.. GraJy's NEW South" p